New Federal Rules Could Influence Decision Over Expanding Tennessee Medicaid

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has said his decision on whether to expand the state’s Medicaid program will come before the end of the summer... and now new federal rules could influence that decision.

But Governor Haslam has said he won’t accept that deal and now says that some of the new rules regarding cost-sharing could diminish the possibility that he would expand Tennessee’s Medicaid program, TennCare. His current plan is to expand the program by purchasing private coverage for the uninsured.

He says state officials are still researching what the new federal rules could mean for Tennessee.